Posted by:
HappyHillbilly
at Tue Dec 4 03:44:16 2007 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by HappyHillbilly ]
Where's a scientist (Laura) when you need one? Heeheehee!!!
My post was just like yours, a speculation; and mine is definitely debatable. (By the way, I think I'm thru debating, I'm a lover, not a fighter.  )
Since I've always known pigs to be high in fat and then see that rats have close to the same amount of fat, I was surprised about that, too. That's what made me do some "on the spot" thinking and metabolism is all that I could/can come up with.
The report states:
The crude fat content of most whole prey is much higher than the recommended
minimum dietary levels (approximately 5 to 10% of dietary DM) for domestic carnivores... ...Although prey body fat is a source of readily available energy for zoo carnivores,...
I'm drawing a blank at the moment for how snakes store fat prior to breeding and for the time between meals, and where this fat comes from. Laura might can shed a little more light on that.
Have a good one!
HH
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Due to political correctness run amuck,
this ol' hillbilly is now referred to as an:
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- Fooooooood - GrotesqueBurgess, Fri Nov 30 11:17:12 2007
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RE: About protein, calcium & fat - HappyHillbilly, Tue Dec 4 03:44:16 2007